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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 220 AM MST SAT MAR 20 2010
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW
7500 FEET AND IN THE PLAINS. EXPECT ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE
7500 FEET OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING THEN DIMINISH TO
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
40 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWFALL.
* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
LEVELS.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW
PACKED ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR
1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.
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